Vehicle-track for public highways.



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M. L. NEES. VEHICLE TRACK Fen PUBLIC H|sHwAYs. APPLICATION FlLED FEB. 20| |917. RENEWED DEC. 27. 1918.

Patented Apr. 22,1919.`

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VEHICLE-TRACK FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

Application filed February 20, i917, Serial No. 149,756. Renewed December 27, 1918. 'Serial No. 268,493.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it' known that I, Murrow, L. Nuns, a citizen: ofthe United States, residing at New Ross, in the county of Montgomery and State fof Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Tracks for Public Highways; and l. do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact Ydescription of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

'This invention relates to improvements in tracks, or ways, of thetype extended along public highways and over which automobiles and-similar vehicles are to be operated, ruid the primary object of the invention is he provision of a roadway, or track, of this nature so mounted as to have theneccssary resiliency and also equipped with a novel drainage system that will effectively keep thel track in a dry condition, the drainage system boing also designed to receive and carry off water from the highway, so as to prevent the water finding its way beneath the track.

Another object of the invention is the provision of aA track or roadway of this nature that is reinforced iul an effective and novel manner so as to admit of the roadway withstanding considerable weight.

I Other objects will appear` and be better .understood from that embodiment of my .in-

vention of which the following is a specifi cation, reference being had to the accompanyingv drawings formingl a. part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view, taken through one forni of track or road Ways i FiO'. 2 is ai fra'mentar to lan view of b ZD Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, takenv view of Fig. 4,

Fig. 6 is 4a section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, f Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation, showing the manner of supportingv the track over waterways, gullies, or the like,

Fig. 8 is a. transverse sectional view, taken 4through a. highway equipped with another modified form of trackwakv, and showing the same-mounted on plastic ties,

Fig. 9 is4 a transverse sectional view, taken through a highway equipped with a pair of trackways constructed in accordance with the track shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view, taken through a. highway equipped with a pair of tracks constructed in accordance with the track illustrated in Fig. 4, and

Fig. 11 is a sectional plan View of Fig. 10,

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, wherein is shown the preferred form of track, the track is shown as comprising a concrete body 1, which rests upon a foundation 2, formed, preferably, of gravel, so as to admit of the track having the required 'amount of resiliency. The upper side of the body 1 is provided with a pair of spaced parallel' treadwa-ys 3, and guard anges 4 are located at the outer edges or sides of the trcadw-ays 3, and formed integralwith the body 1 and serve to prevent lateral shifting of a vehicle traveling along the tread surfaces 3. A plurality of longltudinally extending reinforcing rods 5 are embeddedv within the body 1 and flanges 4 and located at advantageous points, as shown in Fig. 1, and a plurality of spaced rows of vertically disposed reinforcing rods 6 extend through the body and the flanges, as shown in Fig. 1, and spaced transverse reinforcing rods 7 extend through thebody 1 and are arranged in intersecting relation with the rods 5 and 6. The man ner in which the body 1 is reinforced by the rods 5, 6, and 7, enables the body to withstand considerable weight. The body 1 of the trac'kway is provided with a, centrally disposed longitudinally extending groove 8, which is `of substantially semicircd'lar shape in cross sect-ion and provides a conduit so that'water accumulating around the -body 1 may readily flow through the con-` way or roadbed and discharged into the con duit 8, so thatit can be conveyed to asuit' able place. of deposit.

In Figs. 4, 5 and (i, the body 1 is shownY provided with inwardly disposed guard ilanges 10, which' are located in opposed and spaced relation with the outer flanges fl, and define with the flanges i tread portions which receive the wheels of a' vehicle traveling along the trackway or body 1 The body lis provided with a plurality or' ver- .tical o l' tread'p'o tions 3 .witlitheconduits 9, so that water" accumulating within the tread por- Itions can bedrained through the openings 11 into the conduits 9 and discharged into the conduit 8.

In Fig. 7," the track 1 is shown as having, a, portion thereof resting on concrete ties 1Q., and with another portion extending across av waterway lor gully A and supported 'by pillars 13. f

In Fig. S there is' shown a pair of tracks each consisting of a pair of sections 14 sup i copies of this'patent may be obtained 'for ngs 11, ,which communicate the' extent. wherein itI willbe. uniit for use, so that a. new sect-ion can be'snbstituted.

Itv is evident that various changes might be resorted to in the construction, form and arrangement of the several parts without departingvfrom the spirit and scope ot' the invention as claimed.

YHaving thus described my what I claim as new, is: A vehicle track comprising a body having conduits, tread surfaces formed upon said body, integral flanges formed upon the edges 0f the tread surfaces, longitudinally extending reinforcing members extending invention through the lbody and Ha-nges, vertically disposed reinforcing members extending through the body and `flanges, and transversely -extending,reinforcing members in the body and intercrossing the vertically and longitudinally extending reinforcing members. p

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILTON L. NEES. lVitnesses QUINCY E. BUNDY, IVILLIAM S. HARDING.

vecen'ts each, by addressing the @Commissioner ot Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

